academia

noun

ac·​a·​de·​mia ˌa-kə-ˈdē-mē-ə 

: the life, community, or world of teachers, schools, and education : academe

scientists in industry and academia

a career in academia

Examples of academia in a Sentence

She found the business world very different from academia.

Recent Examples on the Web

In the current environment, an all-hands-on-deck approach spanning state and local governments, academia, civil society and the private sector will be essential. —Michael Chertoff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026

Something about a collared shirt layered under a sweater that instantly channels academia and class. —Amanda Le, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026

As the United States enters day four of Operation Epic Fury—its sweeping military campaign against Iran, launched in partnership with Israel—the financial toll on American taxpayers is beginning to come into focus to budget watchers in the Beltway and academia. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Mar. 2026

That fall of 2016, Sarah, a rising star in the tiny world of academia in German literature, went overseas on the Fulbright to study travel writing from the 1700s at the Technical University of Dresden. —Gerald Witt, AJC.com, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

latinization of academy (with -ia suggesting a geographic entity), after its Latin etymon, Acadēmia

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for academia

• anaemia
• anemia
• artemia
• leukaemia
• leukemia
• pyaemia
• toxaemia
• toxemia
• uremia
• viremia
• acidemia
• azotemia